Package-carrier.



No. 667,906. Patented Feb. l2, IQUI.

F. J. HANCHETT. PACKAGE CARRIER.

[Application filed July 13, 1900.)

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*rnrnt FRANK J. HANOHE'IT,

Pnomcn OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,906, dated February12, 1901.

Application filed July 13, 1900.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK J. HANCHETT, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chicago. in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented an Improved Package Carrier, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to parcel-carriers, and relates particularly to acarrier especially designed for carrying large heavy packages orarticles, as watermelons and the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a carrier for this purposewhich will embody the features of adequate strength, efficiency foritsdesigned purpose,simplicity,and cheapness of manufacture.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carrier which admitsof being folded into a small space for convenience and economy inshipment.

A parcel-carrier of my invention consists of the various features,combinations of fea tures, and details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings a parcel-carrier of my invention is fullyillustrated.

Figure l is an end view of a parcel-carrier of my invention, showing awatermelon in diagram. Fig. 2 is aside view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sideview, partly in section, of a carrier of my invention folded or nested;and Fig. 4 is a detail section through the pivot-joint thereof.

A parcel-carrier of my invention consists of a skeleton frame comprisinga desired number (not less than three) of bow-shaped members A A,securedtogetherat a, which when in operative adjustment are disposed as shownmembers A diverging from each other downwardly and the member Aextending upwardly to form a handle. In Fig. 1 of the drawings awatermelon A is indicated in diagram supported in said parcel-carrier.The members A A are preferably pivoted together and are of such relativelengths that they may be nested or folded together in the manner shownin Fig. 8 of the drawings for convenience and economy in packing andshipping them. Owing to its lightness and cheapness the members A A arepreferably made of wood and are made as light as consistent withnecessary strength. My invention, however, contemplates making them ofanyother suit- 1 Serial No. 23,439. (No model.)

able material. Preferably, also, metal washers a, are secured to theoutside of both pivotbearings a, which will operate to prevent thepivot-pin from pulling through the connected members A A.

When the members A A of the receptacle are pivoted, the members A may besecured together by means of a string a or the like, which will operateto limit the angular divergence thereof as desired and will prevent themfrom opening and allowing a package supported thereon from fallingthrough them.

My invention also contemplates providing brads a in one or both of themembers A, which prevent the package from shifting in said carrier in anobvious manner. By providing s uch brads a only on the member which ison the inside when said carrier is folded, as shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings, said brads will in no way interfere with nesting or foldingsaid carrier.

I claim- 1. A package-carrier comprising at least three members allpivoted together, one designed to extend upwardly to form a handle andthe others to extend downwardly at an angle relatively to each other,substantially as described.

2. A package-carrier comprising at least three members pivoted together,one designed to extend upwardly to form a handle and the othersdownwardly and at an angle relatively to each other, said members beingof different lengths so that they may be nested or folded together,substantially as described.

3. A package-carrier comprising at least three members all pivotedtogether,one adapted to extend upwardly to form a handle and the othersdownwardly and at an angle relatively to each other, different lengthsso that they may be nested or folded together and brads on the innerdown weirdly-disposed mem ber adapted to prevent shifting of a packagecontained in said carrier, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereuntoset my hand this 7th day of July, 1900.

FRANK J. HAN OHETT.

Witnesses:

JOSEPHINE A. NAGLE, LoUIs J. HANCHETT, Jr.

said members being of

